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Mary, congratulations on your retirement! I am so grateful for all of the time at Carleton that I was able to ask you questions in classes like geomorphology and soil…

After the conversation we had about what does one say to another at retirement, it made me think about all the years you have been a part of Carleton. There…

Congratulations on your retirement, Mary! I’m grateful that you served as one of my earliest geology mentors and my departmental advisor at Carleton. Your enthusiasm for the glacial geology of…

I became a Geo major in the fall of 1971 when I took Geo 10 (the first class that Shelby Boardman taught at Carleton). Mary, Bruce, Chris, Steve and Meg…

Mary – So MANY happy memories of working with you: figuring out that we should connect pedagogic info to examples in those early Starting Point meetings with Dorothy Merritts and…

Mary! I don’t even know where to begin to express my gratitude for all you’ve done for me. Some of my favorite memories from Carleton are from geo labs in…

Mary, my most enthusiastic congratulations to you on your retirement; though I have difficulty imagining you truly retiring from your many projects. Your collaboration with Nancy Wilkie in the archeology…

Mary’s Geomorph class is among my favorite memories of my Carleton experience. We got out, doing hands-on work in nearly every lab session and for project work. But my single…

Dear Mary, Congratulations on your well deserved retirement! I hope that you are enjoying all of the things that you love and are taking some time to relax. Carleton students…

I would like to add a little note to wish Mary a very fruitful and happy life after retirement. Mary has been an absolutely outstanding member of the faculty, the…